Another Birthday for Ben

 

Our big guy turned 12 years old yesterday!

 

 

For about the SEVENTH year in a row, his favorite things are still Lego and Star Wars, so we're having to get a bit creative with how to use those themes :)

 

 

 This year, we went to the nearest Lego store--Ben had actually never been there before, since it is about half an hour away (closer to 45 minutes with a mom who gets lost any time she tries to drive somewhere!).

 

 Since Ben is finished with school, it was nice to go during the day with just him and Eric.  Both boys loved the store. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ben found what he wanted pretty quickly--ringing in at the exact dollar amount I'd given him as a limit.  He also used money from his grandma to buy an extra set of minifigures . . . and we'd spent enough to have an exclusive bonus set added to our purchase.

 

 

We went for lunch at Ben's restaurant of choice, A&W,

 

 

 then came home to work on the cake. 

 

 

Somewhat recognizable as Chewbacca?

 

In the evening we had Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Tina's family here for pizza, cake and lots of playing.

 

 

We ended this June 3 knowing Ben had really enjoyed the day!